Greek Word Study
περισπάω
perispáō
G4049
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G4049
KJV Translations
cumber
Derivation / Root
from G4012 (περί) and G4685 (σπάω);
Definition of perispáō
περισπάω (perispáō) — to drag all around, i.e. (figuratively) to distract (with care)
Word Origin
This word comes from G4012 (περί) and G4685 (σπάω); See the root words: G4012 (περί), G4685 (σπάω).
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from περισπάω.
περί
perí
G4012
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
σπάω
spáō
G4685
to draw
ἀπερισπάστως
aperispástōs
G563
undistractedly, i.e. free from (domestic) solicitude
P
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